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Saturday, 21 March 2015

DecoArt Heritage Board

Heritage Board – Vintage Shabby

Ooooh squeal of excitement, I just had to let you know that I have been accepted as a member of the DecoArt Helping Artist Program.

Susan at Country View Crafts will soon be stocking some of the DecoArt range of paints and mediums and I will be incorporating them into my workshops. I am particularly excited about using the media range, but I also love the chalk paints and want to experiment more with these too.
My Heritage board today uses a number of DecoArt products.

If you know me you know how much I love using Vintage photos
in my creations, I have some of my own family on my Mum’s side, I have a
collection of free images on my computer and I love the Tim Holtz found
ancestors and photo booth ranges.

I have begun making a series of Heritage Boards using some
of these fabulous images that are available to us and using DecoArt products to
create the back grounds and layers.

This board began by cutting a piece of greyboard (chipboard)
to 14 x 22½ cms and giving it two coats of white gesso. When it was dry I
stamped one of Tim’s distress damask stamps in Versamark and heat embossed
using clear embossing powder – I wanted the white of the pattern to show
through my next layer.

I then set about using phthalo green-blue and transparent
yellow iron oxide fluid acrylics with lots of water to create this
mottled/distressed background. I used brushes, wet wipes and my fingers as
tools and I brushed, rubbed, daubed and splattered the paints until I was happy
with the effects.

I couldn’t really use the heat gun here to dry my background
as I would have re-melted the embossing powder and lost the definition of the
design, so I left it for about 20 minutes and came back to it with a wet wipe
and rubbed very, very gently over some of the embossed design to take the paint
off of it and make it pop again. You can see the colours have blended into the
background more. It’s important that you don’t rub the board itself or you
could rub away the paints and spoil the watery effects.

I die-cut Tim’s ornate frame twice using thin greyboard and
glued them together, gave it two coats of thin gesso and when dry I used a
palette knife to scrape on some texture fierro which gives an iron like
texture and colour.

I left it for about 45 mins until dry and then gave it a
coat of the media white crackle paint, however I really like the fierro showing
through so I applied it quite thinly and therefore did not expect any crackles
to appear. Fifteen minutes later and look what was happening, gorgeous fine
cracks were appearing so I just left it to completely air dry.

I text stamped the background using potting soil archival
ink and gave it all a coat of matte medium and let it dry.

I took my chosen photograph and adhered it to the backing
panel that was cut from the frame die-cut and also let that dry before sanding
and inking the edges. I then gave it a coat of decou-page to seal it.

Inbetween drying times I began adding charms, wooden and
metal embellishments and some flowers to the board and left them to dry as
well.

At this point I came back to the ornate frame and used a
tiny amount of raw umber fluid acrylic to add touches to the outside and inside
edges to vintage them just slightly.

Next up was to paint over the embellishments using white gesso.

Once the gesso was dry I sprayed on mustard seed,
picked raspberry and gathered twigs distress spray stains and some water and
let the inks run up and down the board. (Can't wait to get my hands on the coloured media misters). I started off the drying with the heat
gun but only for a short while to get the board warm and then left it to dry on
its own.

When dry I spent some time dry brushing the elements with
gesso and different mediums like titan buff acrylic, black gesso, white crackle
paint and brown fierro. All the lighter colours absorbed the colours of the
inks so I also sprayed with the media white shimmer mister and added a very small amount of snowtex over the embellishments and I am quite please with the overall effects now it’s finished.

To finish off the board I altered some more embellishments, I just play with the paints, gesso and texture mediums to achieve a look I am happy with ......

.... a metal label pull and a metal number ......

.... a metal key .......

.... and a metal decorative bow for the top of the frame.

I love the brighter colours on the background compared to the very shabby vintage effects of the frame.

39 comments:

HUGE CONGRATULATIONS on joining a wonderful team on the Helping Artist Programme, you are in some fine company Brenda. I am part of the Blogger Outreach Programme and enjoy using DecoArt products immensley, am looking forward to your inspiration on using their paints.

Your heritage board is beautiful, the crackle paint is amazing as is your background, the Media Range is fab but the Multi Surface Paints are also amazing.

CONGRATULATIONS Brenda! Can't wait to see your creations with use of Deco Art products! I love how you used the Tim's Damask stamp on the background and the colors are amazing! That shabby frame is fabulous! I love your new piece of art! Absolutely awesome!Hugs :)Branka xxx

Many well deserved congratulations Brenda, you will be such an asset to their team. I have yet to try many of the deco art range, I just have a few paints. I am really looking forward to see how you demo their products. Your vintage board is beautiful the brights work so well with the ornate crackled frame. Hugs xx

I am so jealous! Huge congrats Brenda!I only starting using DecoArt products this year and I love them and need more lol!I've the gesso, mixed media fluids and Americana paints. The Americana paints are wonderful and I was surprised at how good they look and the chalk like finish once dry.Looking forward to seeing more of what you create with their products as I'm a fan since I started to change the way I create and set up a new blog.Your board is so very beautiful too Karen x

Hello Brenda,As you already know, I am always inspired by your work, but I honestly have to say this creation is one of my favourites that you have designed. It has all the elements that I personally love to work with and the techniques I would love to master. I am getting there, and I think it is because of you and others like you, that are so forth coming in sharing your processes that I am where I am today with my Art. Many others will feel the same who follow you I am convinced. If I can bring to my followers just a little what you bring to me, I would be very happy. The Vintage look on this piece is unrefined, in contrast to your muted Bg, but they juxtapose beautifully together which is very attractive to the eye.Smiles:)Sue

CONGRATULATIONS, Brenda!! I'm soooo excited for you!! :) :) I'm just getting myself involved with using DecoArt goodies in my creations (I'm actually awaiting a good size order from them right now!) and consider myself lucky that you are a part of this really Great program with DecoArt! Don't be surprised if I start peppering you with painting questions, now! LOL! :) :) This beautiful Heritage Board is just an example of why DecoArt wanted you as a part of their team!! Completely amazing and LOVE all of the layers of colors! Congrats again, Brenda! XOXO-Shari

Brenda your board is stunning, awesome and fabulous. I love each detail. The background, the embellishments items, your colors. But what I LOVE extremely much is your step-by-step explanation. Thank you so much for sharing.And congrats with your new title as Helping Artist. I look so much forward to see what you'll share. Their products seemvto get even more popular each month. It will be exciting to try them myself.Thank you for all you share. You're huge source of inspiration to me. I have learned so much from you. You are a true ARTIST.Sending hugs from Monica.... Spain

Many, many congratulations Brenda, this is such a wonderful opportunity for you - and those of us who are so inspired by your beautiful work! This creation is just stunning, a true piece of art...

I feel so lucky to have the new Media range and I just know you will love using the sprays when you get them - they are amazing. Pleased that Susan will be stocking them too! I am so looking forward to seeing where you go next with these beautiful DecoArt products. Hugs, Anne xx

Fantastic news, Brenda!! I look forward to seeing what you come up with - what you have done here is absolutely beautiful! The colors alone are fantastic, and then to see all the incredible details and those fabulous embellishments - amazing!! Lots of great eye candy going on here :-) Can't wait to get home to try some of this out - xx Lynn

Well of course this is stunning, Brenda, but a big huge congratulations on your DecoArt Helping Artist Program. How exciting and what an asset you will be! Love how you used a family photo in this wonderfully textured and gorgeously colored project! Love it! Hugs!

Congratulations! This is totally stunning and I can see you will be a brilliant addition to the DecoArt team!Pleased to se that Susan will be adding some of the range to her stock (although it could prove expensive!) I have been using some products and love them!Hugs, Chrisx

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